Generation X (1996)
A group of young mutants--humans with a genetic variation that gives them superpowers and makes them feared by the population at large--begin training at a school for heroes. Their studies are interrupted when they must rescue one of their number from a mad scientist who can enter others' dreams.
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OMG. i have been searching for this movie for years. i saw it when i was 12 on fox and taped it.. i have horrible luck so of course my father tapes over it.. LAME!! then the name of the movie was lost to me.. the other day i was watching dawn of the dead(also an amazing movie) when i see Matt frewer(frank)and the fist thing that pops into my head is that the doctor on that x-men movie. still not remembering the name.. thanks to the all knowing internet i now know the name of the movie and i have placed my bid to own it once again.. now i can have a piece of my childhood back and love it forever!!!! u have no idea how happy i am right now. down right gitty if i might say so myself!!!! =D
This TV movie adaptation of the Marvel comic book, features a mediocre script, awful directing and appalling lines. The only good points about it are the nice scenery (especially Xavier's mansion) and the decent special effects.
Compared to most comic-to-TV adaption, Generation X is...adequate. It doesn't rely on campiness (Batman/60's, the Justice League TV show pilot...). The main problem is that the writers don't seem to have much idea what they're doing. They opted for one big-name star (Frewer) and ended up with a bargain-basement Joker impersonation. The whole Dream Dimension plot is just stupid (even the characters acknowledge they're ripping off Freddy Krueger/Elm Street - not a good sign).When the show sticks to the mutants themselves, it's pretty good. The school seems curiously understaffed, and in that huge mansion, why do six students have to sleep in two fairly small rooms? And the lack of budget shows, since the superheroics are mostly small-scale. Still, the cast is likeable enough, and it probably would have made a decent TV series if the ratings had been there.
I will not give a summary of the movie, but rather my opinion: it is really unbelievable they ever thought of making this into a movie... I like the X-men etc, but this really sucked. Bad dialog, entirely stupid surroundings. I think they tried to hard to make it look like a comic-style, while motion picture has its own unique ways of story-telling. I have to admit that I, because of these 'glitches' enjoyed this movie intensely...